Application Received by VO

Yes, we got our ECAS updated yesterday(3rd March 2011) that our physical application file has reached the Visa office at New Delhi :). That’s just 20 days from our PER date! I just can’t believe it could be this fast, as initially people had to wait for 3 months to get their files transferred to the VOs. We have moved from the RBVO queue to the 2nd AOR queue now. For reference, here’s the stages of process once again for the FSW applicants post June 26, 2010.

Application Received by CIO, Sydney, Nova Scotia

Payment en-cashed after the completeness check of your application by CIO

PER(Positive Eligibility Review) email from the CIO. From here on we can check the ECAS. Initially the ECAS will read ‘Application Received’ and inside the link to read

We received your application for permanent residence on XXXX(App received by CIO date)
Medical results have been received.(This is an absolute bug)

We received your application for permanent residence on XXXX(App received by CIO date).
We reviewed your application and sent you a letter on XXXX(PER email date). Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

ECAS to read ‘Received by the Visa Office’. This confirms our application reached the VO.

2nd AOR from the VO/ ECAS to read ‘In Process’, the inside link of the ECAS to read,

We received your application for permanent residence on XXXX(App received by CIO date).
We reviewed your application and sent you a letter on XXXX(PER email date). Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.
Your application was reviewed and we started processing on XXXX.
Here the 2nd AOR can be sent by email or snail mail(New Delhi is into severe cost cutting and so they use a 10 INR postage paid snail mail :)).

Medicals/Right to Permanent Resident Fees/PCCs request by the VO. This is by snail mail. New Delhi uses Registered post for this :).

Passports request by the VO(Again, New Delhi is in to cost cutting and so they prefer to ask for the passports along with the medicals/RPRF/PCC requests itself)

Great Job on the blog. Just wanted to know your view… my ecas staus went from “Application Received” directly to ” IN Process”. well is that good or bad. I applied under NOC 6241 CHEF. Kinda confused. I have applied to the ND VO for my second AOR and medical papers. Any advice and clarification will be much appreciated.

The ECAS has been so inconsistent lately, and we are still experiencing bugs. So that’s not 100% reliable. I would like to ask your complete timelines so i can answer effectively. Your application received date(CIO), PER(Positive Eligibility Review email from CIO) date etc., And whether you have heard anything from the New Delhi VO at all?

hi i was wondering what is the next step after paying a landing fee for a husband from north africa?is this the last step or will there be other surprises? ive waited almost 2 yrs to see my husband so i was hoping you can give me some information.Thank You

hi indira,
i submitted my case feb 2011,got my aor lettr on 31st march 2011 ,my visa office is london now from april its showng application received by vo , can u plz tel how much time does it takes in eligibility review by vo …n how much chances are thr for application to be rejctd by vo even aftr application is acpcted at canada office .

Application received 31-12-2010
BD cashed on 10-01-2011
Ecas status on 3rd March 2011 = Application Received
PER received on 12th March
Ecas status on 12th march Application received
Ecas Status on 15th March “IN PROCESS”.

This is a bug:) It should have turned to CIO ER COMPLETE after the application received. Not to worry, you will have to wait until you get some communication(2nd AOR) from VO. Please confirm your PER email says they are transferring your file to ND VO.

Hi, My ECAS status is IN PROCESS. The last line says …started processing on March 16, 2011. In your notes, does the status IN PROCESS mean Medical Request is on its way? My VO is manila and I understand yours is ND.

application and sent you a letter on October 4, 2010. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us. Your application and

supporting documents were received by the Sydney, Nova Scotia – C-50 office. They are pending review and they..Still instead of RBVO. (As docs received date is 04 Jan 2011)Said to me that my docs seem to be parceled again to Nova Scotia for Duties Verification.???

Well why did ND do that as i’m pre june applicant and if so then why they are not sending me any notifications till now (written or change in status)? If they are treating me as post june applicant then its time to send medicals because most of them (postjune) are getting that…

Please advice me as i’ve already submitted them an inquiry..and indeed it will going to take extra times say one month…but i want to know where the hell are my documents?

I can understand your situation. So, I’m not sure i remember your timelines correctly. It’s pretty clear that you are a Pre-Juner and why would they treat you as a Post-Juner? There is something wrong here.It’s clear that you received your 1st AOR from CIO, Sydney and then you submitted the entire documentation package to New Delhi VO, and after that you did not receive further confirmation from the VO?

That’s confusing enough:). Now, what you received on 4th October 2010 is your 1st AOR and not PER. PER is Positive Final Determination of Eligibility for Processing and that’s something impossible without an eligibility review on your entire documentation package. In your case, ND VO is supposed to do that. Only for the applications received at CIO, Sydney on or after 26th June 2010, CIO, Sydney started to do that. Usually ND VO sends out a second AOR once they receive their entire documentation package and when they are ready to process the application(the eligibility review).
Now that you have not got that, you can send them a case specific inquiry and ask them to confirm they received all the documents you sent them in Jan. The link for that is https://dmp-portal.cic.gc.ca/cicemail/intro-eng.aspx?mission=new%20delhi

Ourcase is similar to Pawan’s case. As of March 8, 2012, status on CHC site is Your documents are received by New Delhi and are Pending Review. My husband has applied for PR on June 11, 2010 with NOC 0213 and received 1st AOR on Oct 2010 and after submitting all relevant Docs received 2nd AOR on 1 Jan 2011. As of now I have not got any updates from CHC. I have applied through Representative. Any idea about appx when can I expect next step? Also, on CHC site they mention 18 months of processing time for applicants who have applied bet 2008 and june 2010, so does that include complete processing of application or period till just getting medical?

Hi, Indira
my details are as under
NOC 7216 cat: fsw1, vo : new delhi, nationality : indian
App done: 6thh oct 2010
per received from cio sydney : 9th feb 2011
Aor recieved from new delhi visa office : 10th march 2011
ecas status : RBVO
i have worked in one company continously for five years and have shown this expereince with full documents.
now i have changed company on 15th marc 11. and joined another company in india.also i have informed new delhi visa office abt this change on 25th march through case specific enquiry.
But till date there is no update from visa office new delhi
everything seemed to be ok till second AOR, but now its almost 28 days still no request for medicals. what could be probale reason??
And also pls tell is it necessary for me to send all docs(docs which were first send to cio sydney) again to new delhi visa office along with PR fees just now without receiving any request from new delhi vo.

Welcome to this site:). Well, everything is still going right as far as your timelines are concerned :). You are not alone. One person has received his medicals after 45 days from his AOR and so you can relax. Just that some application takes an extra while for the background checks and processing. Please stay tuned for updates and keep us posted about your progress. You might also want to add yourself to the below ND Visa tracker? Let me know if you are interested.

applied post june 26 2010, got 2nd AOR dt 16-03-2011from vo new delhi ,status rbvo, sent only 1100$ for myself & spouse initially ,didn” t send 150$ each for children. WHAT ABOUT THE FEE FOR CHILDREN ?

Hello 🙂 Great news.. I do not understand as to how you added up to 1100$? If it was the processing fees sent to the CIO, if you have added the kids to the application, you are required to send the fees for your kids too. If not, you are lucky to have come through that, now please contact the VO about this to check if you can send the fees for the kids now. Otherwise, you risk your kids being excluded from the application.

Hi Indira,
Great work on the blog, kindly see my time frame for further evaluation.
Application received by CIO 31st Dec
DD Encashed 11 Jan
PER issued on 11thMarch
AOR from ND on 4th APRIL
ECAS status “received by visa office”

could you guage how long its going to take for me to receive my med/RPRF/PCC/PPR, and for my ecas to change
regards
siddharth

hi indira
so the time frame for medical mounts to10days to 1 month from the day when ecas reflects IN PROGRESS..i am a bit confused..
Or is it 10 days to 1month for meds after the ecas reflect “RBVO”.
ahhh, the anxiety is killing me.
and kindly give me access to your tracker.
thanks
sid

hello indira, we have applied for bc pnp in march 2011 and received approval letter in sept 2011. we then submitted our file for pr at ND IN NOV 2011. it was received on 7 nov and we paid processing fee and rprf together with application. on nov 14 we received medical req and ppr. we have our medicals done on 21 nov 2011 and send passports on 23 nov 2011. our ecas shows appli recvd by ndvo on nov 7. i want to know what is the next step or when will be getting our visas? and is landing fee and rprf one and the same thing? do we also have to wait for 2nd aor? thanks…

thanks you so much Indira,
on my email inquiry they reply that
“Your application is currently awaiting review by an Officer. You will be contacted in due course.” with having my E number ,while checking e-status its says

“We reviewed your application and sent you a letter on April 4, 2011. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.”

here i am not sure why things are not via email,, while normally they send every e-mail… whats your opinion on that , if they registered me its means that my basic review is positive ? so should i wait till they send postal mail ?
thanks
HR

Currently the e-CAS still shows the status: Eligibility Review Completed,File will be transferred to the Visa Office.

Do not know if the ND VO has even received my application. Do you think it takes such a long time for file transfer or could it be just another case of the e-CAS not showing the correct status. What should I do?

Will the next step from the ND VO be the Passport/MR/PPC/Landing fee request or will there be a 2nd AOR?

From my time line and looking at the speed at which ND is processing, when should I expect the visa?

Thanks for visiting my blog :). Here’s the link to the tracker which has ALL details of New Delhi applicants like us. You should be able to predict things very easily through that. But i would like to confirm that there are always exceptions like my 2nd AOR for instance. About 80% of the applicants fall into a normal predictable time line.

Hi Indira, just a few questions regarding my boyfriends application. Well my boyfriend’s application as my Conjugal partner has been approved by the Canadian Immigration last January 2011. The Manila Visa Office already requested his passport last february 2011, he sent it right away.. The Ecas status has not changed since January 2011, it still says APPLICATION RECEIVED. When you open it, you’ll see the message saying “We received Craig John’s application for permanent residence on January 18, 2011.” Isn’t it supposed to say “IN PROCESS” since we have sent his passport already? Does the Application Received status mean they are processing it? His medical will expire July 2011.. THANK YOU for your time 🙂

So sorry forgot to mention that iapplied from Dubai ,so London visa office ,
Sent all documents to chc London which reached on 13 of Jan 2011, and on the 26 of Jan I got this ecas status as mentioned above …n till now no news ..ur view!?
Many thanx
Maica

I understand that you have applied under MI – 1, that is Pre June 26, 2010. Rules and procedures were different then and so the processing times were a bit longer too. I assume you would get an AOR from the London office once they complete the review of your documents.

I have applied for FSW1 on 10th Dec2010, recieved PER on 3rd. March, 2011, Received by NDVO on 28th March 2011 with 2nd AOR. Till date my ECAS status is NDVO. What could be the reason? Do I need to give a case specific enquiry withNDVO

Thanks for your valuable info here. I am a pre june 2010 applicant. Sent my full documents on Feb 2011. Is there any further delay for the process?I applied from Dubai and how long I have to wait to get for medical? any idea? please reply

Congrats for PER and yes, AOR is your second step if you are from NDVO. Well for your second question, you bet you have one you know ;). Yes, Prab(my spouse) is an architect and we received our visas 🙂

Yes I am From NDVO but dont know where to chq 2nd AOR, according to google spreadsheet i was expecting by 9th June 2011 or 21 working days, but not receieved till now. Can You Please tell, wheather they call on phone to banks to chq your financial status.

NDVO doesn’t seem to follow a logical order in processing, yes some applications take longer than others. So, you will have to wait. Yes, they have a way to check the POF amount from banks and it’s mostly done at the online/emails level and not via phone.

There is a chance for things to go wrong at ay stage until stamping, so it depends 🙂

we got the telephonic interview last week they asked about job, accomodation family and other things we gave the answers now how much time we wait for medicals or else how we get the medicals by email, post or my representative get its first ecase shows in process from last 6 monhts pls. tell me mam

hi indira
i sent my application and received by the cio on 25 feb 2011
they encashed my cc on 2 march 2011
up to first of july 2011 i got neither e mail nor mail from cio about my status
i became worry and according to the advice of some friends on forum i sent to them enquiry
the cio replied by giving me application number E0000 then 5 numbers
and stated that my application is awaiting review by an officer
i used this application number as file number on cio electronic site to check my status unhopfully
the surprise that i found the following
we received your application on 25 feb
we reviewed your application and sent you a letter on 31 march plz consider delay in mail delivery before contacting us ( my status till now eligability review complete)

i sent to cio another e mail asked how come to write that eligability review complete and u sent me a letter and i got nothing by mail or e mail till now
they replied as follow
No letter has been sent. Notification will be sent upon completion of the assessment of the file. It will be sent via the e-mail address on your application.

The online system (E-CAS) is a computer system that automatically updates during key periods throughout the creation and assessment of your file. However, at times the information that is transferred to the E-CAS system is erroneous. This issue has been brought to the attention of the appropriate party for resolution.

Thank you for your patience.
really i dont know what is happening ?
is the number they sent to me staring with E is my file number and if it is my file number does that mean that i got positive eligability review or i have to wait to have positive or negative decision

some people said that the next step will be received by visa office (my visa office is cairo ,egypt)

I submitted my Application Under FSW Social worker in January 2011. The CIO received my application on 12 Jan. Then VHC sent me A letter on may 26 .So could you please tell me how much time does it take to get medical and complete the whole process.

i have send my documents to cio on the 21 june 2011 and my draft was encashed on the 21 july2011 but i have not rec any confirmation or file number from them what should i do. can i write to them to check. and how much time it would take to have it cleared.

i have applied under fsw with arranged employment. i was been told my file is been send on fast track but not sure its fast track or slow track.

If you are a Skilled Worker applicant and you have a request for case information you may contact the Client Service Unit of the Central Intake Office. If you applied within the last six weeks, the CSU will not respond to your enquiry.

You will not receive a reply to your email if:

1. you have not already applied as a federal skilled worker
2. you are not authorized to receive personal information
3. you applied within the last six weeks
4. your enquiry concerns any other topic.

Please do not send the same enquiry more than once. You can reach the CSU at FSW‑Sydney‑Search‑Enquiry@cic.gc.ca.

OK, the time to get medical requests again depends on how complex the file is. They may take anywhere between 15 days to 6 months to verify and process the file for medical requests. The process is outlined here http://indiraprabhakaran.com/blog/fsw/the-process/
Sorry I cannot predict your medicals date.

Today when i was checking my ECAS status, it is still in RBVO and the address has been disappeared. This happened before also, at that time when the address came again the status was updated to RBVO from PER. So this time i am waiting for medicals, did this happened to you any time. How did you got your medicals by postal mail or e-mail, if it is postal mail i dont how long it will take to get delivered, because i am already in Toronto, Canada.

Our address never appeared before we received medicals I guess.. So, this thing is not a rule :). Medicals come in a registered postal mail. So, the address in ECAS is Toronto one, is it? Might take some extra time for it to reach you there.

INDIRA I NEED TO KNOW I HAVE SUBMITTED MY DOC ON THE 21 JUNE 2011AND DRAFT ENCASHED 21JULY 2011 BUT I HAVE NOT REC THE FILE NO TILL DATE 1SEP 2011. IS IT NORMAL. I WAS BEEN TOLD THAT I HAVE SEND MY DOC TO CIO SYDNEY WITH POSITIVE AEO IT WOULD BE FAST TRACK. IS IT WHAT THEY CALL FAST TRACK.

HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK WOULD IT TAKE TO HAVE COMPLETE THE PROCESS.

SHOULD I TRAVEL TO CANADA IN THE MEAN TIME TO FIGURE OUT THE WORKING AND HOME WHEN THE PROCESS HAS NOT COMPLETED.

So, I understand you are waiting for your PER from CIO, Sydney. The average timeline is around a year for this batch and so I suggest you wait a bit longer. As with traveling now, I don’t see a reason why you should. You can start your research now anyway.

I NEED TO ASK YOU. SINCE I HAVE APPLIED I HAVE DOUBTS THAT IS IT THE RIGHT TIME TO GO CANADA WHEN THE ECONOMY IS DOWN. I WAS DOING EXPORT BUT THE ECONOMY IS DOWN SO NO WORK. TRIED GETTING SOMETHING ELSE BUT IT WAS VIABLE SO I DID OPTED FOR THIS BUT TILL DATE I HAVE DOUBTS WOULD IT BE RIGHT TO OPT FOR THIS IMMIGRATING. WOULD BE THE RIGHT DECISION AFTER SOME YEARS THAT I MOVED ON. NOW WHEN INDIA IS GROWING. PLS DO REPLY. I NEED YOUR OPINION.

Hi Indira,
i have submited my application to novascotia on june 28th 2011 and got my file number on 1st september 2011.i have submitted my ielts which i have written in november2010.Is it stay valid through out the procedure?.when i can expect my AOR from delhi visa office?will this take more than 3 months?
I need your opinion.

Dear Indira,
I have submitted my application dated 24th April 2010, After that As per immigration office request i have submitted all of my documents for review, Visa office provide me a another file number for corresponding, last 11 September 2011 at my e-status i have found the following status, i have receive this status without Medical checkup: Could you please tell me, what does it means the message:
We received your application for permanent residence on April 22, 2010.
We reviewed your application and sent you a letter on September 11, 2011. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.
A decision has been made on your application. The office will contact you concerning this decision.

I understand that the VO has sent you a letter on Sept 11th and you haven’t yet received it? That letter may have more info on the status of the application. Sorry to say this, but usually ‘Decision Made’ before medicals is usually negative, but hey there have been so many bugs with the ECAS recently. So, I suggest you get hold of that letter that VO has sent you on 11th Sept.

Nope, I would say the other way around. If it changed from In Process to DM, it could have been negative. Well, I still suggest you wait for the letter.

Indira Prabhakaran.

Raj on October 20, 2011 at 11:41 am

HI,
I have got the same status in my E-CAS as Shakhawat (mine also september 11). It was changedstraightway from ‘application received’ to ‘decision made’ and i haven’t received any letter from the office yet .

Please try sending the email to them again, and ensure the email address that you send from is the one you registered in the application forms, else they will not respond. More info on how to contact them is at the tail end of the below page.

i applied under FSW cat 1, on 5th of may 2011, NOC 2121, VO is buffalo, i got PER on 4th of june and changed my eligibility review in my ecas as well, and on 10th of july, my Ecas got changed to RBVO. i added my wife and child as unaccompanied dependents but now i want to add them as accompanied dependents, so what should i do?, and what documents are needed to submit to my VO. pls help me.

I have applied my self FSW application (3113 Occupation) on 28th September 2011. i have furnished all the documents to the the application,except pcc( also i have submitted proof of applying pcc). and my application reached to Canada office on 5th October 2011. when can i get acceptance letter from CIC office and what is the next procedure with approx time lines.

Hi indira,
M confused my ecas status changed to medical recieved before in process i mean my medical recieved line updated on 12 th oct 2011 and in process started on 25 th oct 2011 n passport. Sent on 14 sept 2011 how much time it ll take more to decision made pls reply me m in mpnp category winnipeg visa office chc new delhi

The same question will always get you the answer 😉
It could take anywhere from 15 days to 6 months to receive the passports with visas, after we submit the passports along with all required documents, irrespective of what stream we apply through.
Thanks,
Indira Prabhakaran.

hi indera
i have got the file no in 2/3/2011
and second file no in 20/7/2011
the the ecas showinig in process
we begun process in 14/10/2011
so if u have an idea that how long approximetly it takes
and wht is the next step

I have submitted my application for FSW Visa to CIO on June 15,2011 and recieved the positve reply on August 15,2011. From September 5,2011 my ECAS is showing Recieved by visa office (New Delhi). However till date there is no change in ECAS status nor I have recieved any mail from New Delhi Visa office. Currently, I am in Canada on a student visa for more than a year. I applied for FSW from here and my mailing address is given here. Do you have any idea how long it wil take a mail from New Delhi Visa office? Or the delay is due to my Canadian address?

Yes, there could be a delay because the communication has to reach Canada :). For some of my friends, they had the same situation and they have just received medicals now. I suggest you send a case specific inquiry and wait.

hai madam,
i am from India applied for Canada pr under federal skilled . i received my first file no in April 2010. i submitted my full set of documents 12th of July 2010. which date will be considered for my application. weather i will be consider pre June 2010 applicant.till now i didn’t get medicals.when i checked in website it states that pending review .when do you expect to get a medicals for me. one of my friend who submitted full set of application before 40 prior to me is in canada now he got visa march 2010.

Yes, this is a Pre June application and so the processing times are forever increasing. There are a few lucky guys in this batch who managed to get their application through within a year, but then a majority of them are still waiting. Usually they consider the date when Sydney office receives the application. Patience is the key!

don’t they follow first in .first out. why.my agent say that if we inquire about our application they may be placed down the order .is that true .should we not inquire about our application at least once in three month.

Well, every file is different in terms of straight forwardedness or complications and so the first in first out cant be possible. Inquiry once in 3 months is OK 🙂 but they are not going to put your file down the queue for that.

Hi Indira
i got my e cas in process we have started processing in 14/10/2011
my vo is London
so kindly if you have an idea that how long it takes to recive the medical from the
date they have started
and during this period is there any change appear in e cas

I applied my file from Kuwait on October 10th, and just receive my file number from Sydney.
My VO is London, and i have to wait for acknoledgement letter from London, my online situation showing ” In Process”.
Can you help me to know, How long does it take to receive the letter from London? And how long does it take to get the Medical request?

i had applied for Canadian pr under federal skilled in 2009 which got rejected for not writing IELTS.again i have applied in same Canadian pr under federal skilled in 2010 in April and submitted my full set of application on July 12 2010 . till now i didn’t get medicals.is this due to the previous application got rejected so they put my application on hold.kindly give me a clarification.

If your previous application was rejected because of not able to prove your language skills(read insufficient points), it shouldn’t affect your new application anyway. The delay in your current application is not caused by your old rejection, but because most of the applications in your batch are taking more than 2 years to get processed at the NDVO.

mam,i want to know what will happen to my case as i submitted my document and recieved 2aor in month of january2011,its been 11 months nothing updated on my ecas.
just says recieved by new delhi and pending review.
so what will happen next and how long ??????????
secondly can i opt to apply in manitioba under family support
so mam can i apply??????
because my consultant says you cannot file to other program as it will make negative impact on my case as my case is already in fast track.is it true?????mam
thanks

hi indira
i saw in the cic site that the have increased the processing time
my vo is london where the processing time has been changed from 20 month till
23 months so does it means this system is applied even for 2010 applicant
or to the july 2011 my application recived by vo in 2/3/2011
and does it effect the time of processing ( e case showing in process started in oct 2011)

The 23 months timeline is for Applications received BETWEEN November 28, 2008 and June 25, 2010 and that means they are referring to the applications submitted under the 38 occupations list(MI 1). This will not apply for the applications received under the 29 occupations list/ received after June 26th 2010.

Thanks, i have submitted my application on 28th oct 11 and they received on 5th oct 11, till date i have not received AOR or any acknowledgement, its almost all more than 6weeks, what should i do. . shall i correspond to them or wait some more days, if i want to communicate CIC, what is the procedure..

By the grace of almighty, I got request for Medical, Passport fees,, very much happy and excited.. .
God is great… put your trust in him and you shall see his miracles..
It was through email not normal post..

Infact this is what out immig. agent informed us too , after several follow ups they informed that even they dont have a clue 🙁
all they told us that christmas is approaching and if anything comes up
It would only be after Jan 2012 🙁

iam madhusudhanrao from chennai, i have applied for fsw as restaurant manager i sent my application on june 18 , received @ vo on 21st june 2011 i received AOR on 18th august, can u tell me how time it take to get my medicals

I am Hareesh from Bangalore, I have applied for the FSW category on 22FEB 2007, I just checked the my PR application status which shows “In Process” , since its going to be 5 years now I haven’t checked it quite often, I got a email from CIC New Delhi to send a email to withdraw or don’t reply to continue with my PR application in 2008.

Please update me what will be the next process, if its medical’s or request for additional documents, I got married recently and would like to add my Spouse to my PR application, Kindly advice how to identify the next step of PR process and when do I add my Spouse to my PR application.

As mentioned in your blog will New Delhi CIC send me a snail mail through post, I didn’t check my PR application status changes often hence this confusion.

This only means that your file is out and dusted and put in the queue for processing. When they are ready to process the file, they will send a letter out confirming the next steps. Please send them a case specific inquiry now, quoting your file number to indicate that you want to include your spouse into the applciation. Theyw ill contact you with details on how to do that.

i,m prejune applicant mam, its been 12 months since i submitted my all documents and my ecas status says rbvo and review pending from feb 2011. what does that mean and when will i recieve medical request.

Hi,
I applied under FSW on September 2010. My NOC is 3112 & visa office is singapore.
I got a letter from CIC on February 2011 & another letter from SGVO with a file number on March 2011.My e cas status is “Received by visa office” for the last nine months. I heard that “The processing time is long for the general physician than the others”-is it true? I am getting hopeless about my medicals.Would you please give me an idea that how long i have to wait getting MR ?

Now i appeared for my medical on 25th nov 2011 n d very next day i sent the RPRF and my passports to NDVO also as i have been in NEw Zealand for 3 yrs i sent them my consent to go through my police verification in NZ. after 3-4 days i checked the courier delivery status online which says it was delivered on 28 Nov 2011. but till then i have not received any confirmation of receiving my docs n medicals, neither there is any update in my E-CAS status, it is as before ” we received ur application on 7 nov. 2011″

M worried whether my passport have been received by them or not ? can u guide me to send them an e-mail to ask for it or should i wait ? how long it will take to issue visas ?

Irrespective to the type of application for PR, the time taken for stamping and returning the passports by NDVO is anywhere from 15 days to 6 months. They usually do not acknowledge receipt of passports. All we can do is wait until our day!

My online status is following:
—————————————————————————————————————-
We received your application for permanent residence on February 15, 2010.

We reviewed your application and sent you a letter on March 25, 2010. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.

Your application and supporting documents were received by the New Delhi office. They are pending review.

We transferred your application to the New Delhi office on March 30, 2010. The New Delhi office may contact you.
—————————————————————————————————————-
I have applied under 0213 code.
What and when should I expect answer from CIO.

Hi Indira,
Thanks for the prompt reply.
Its been nearly 20 months since NDVO got my file. and timeline says avg 16 months.
What should I do now. Should I wait for them to reply or should i approach them for the status?
Guide me.

Thanks .. read almost all your blogs .. Its soo interesting .. seems its happenin to me !!!
reading through i had jus one question though .. Do they ask for the Passports along with the Medical Results and the RPRF .. or the passports are requested later ?

NDVO usually asks for medicals, passports and RPRF together, however I know of a handful of people who were asked to submit the passports after their medicals were received. It all depends on the particular situation and the VO.

I HAVE LAST REC A MAIL FROM CHC NEW DELHI ON THE 21 SEPTEMBER 2011 TILL DATE I HAVENT REC ANYTHING FROM THEM ABOUT THE MEDICAL AND MY ECAS STATUS SAYS RECEIVED BY VISA OFFICE. I HAVE READ ON YOUR BLOG THAT THE CHC NEW DELHI IS FAST IN PROCESSING.
WHEN WOULD THEY CONFIRM ABOUT THE NEXT PROCESS.

Dear Idira
i got missing my address from the ecas on 24/11/2011 for one day then it appears
again today it has been missed again so is there any meaning for this or it is like the syestem changing i am in process since oct 14
so is there any good news expecting soon .i mean the mediclal
my vo is london
thanks and best regards to you
ramzi

Great Job on the blog. Just wanted to know your view… my ecas staus went from “Application Received” on january 2011 to” IN Process”. on 2 dec 2011 applied under NOC 2151 architect . Kinda confused. I have applied to the ND VO for my second AOR february 2011receieved from new delhi visa office saying the application received at visa office .
cahnge to “in process ” took so long about 12 months.
how much time will it take now to receive medicals.

i briefly explain my case. my ainp nomination on 8th sep.2011, i submited file at ND on 26th nov and received on NDVO 1st nov,2011 after 10 day received one letter submit your pp,rprf including medical. my medical completed on 19th nov,2011 and send pp and rprf to 21st, received 22nd to NDVO. my rprf encase on 8th dec.2011 as par bank statement and my e-case change near 18th dec. “medical have been received”. and near 22nd my address is missing till now but my status not change “application received”. so pl guide me for next step because i planing to buy a new house….. i waiting for this result.

i read your answer after i read all blogs in between i read one blog all are done like pp,rprf,medical and rprf en cash after visa is rejected. resion is sponsor fund is insufficient. after read this blogs i am under depression this is true.

i want to have ur kind openion in my case as i am in great stress now a daz..
this has been around 21 months as i submitted my immigration application to visa office london, during the process i also add my daughter newly born, but after one month i received a letter stating that they can not incash the check from the said bank so kindly replace the draft and send it again. during this time i did not received any official letter which is termed as (2nd AOR). but the file number in the current letter was different from the old one, and with this file number only i can track my application and i can not track up my application with old file number.

further i send enquireis to london office which they replied that all the required documens are kept in my file if they need any further assisstance they will write to me.

My eacase status is showing the following status; we received your application for the perminnet resisedence on xxxxx month. no othe information is inculded/

my question is :

should i consider the second number received with a return bank draft letter as a 2nd AOR.

or i have to wait further kindly look inot this issue and guide me i will be very much grateful to you.

As a pre June 2010 applicant, your application should be in the processing queue but they are taking longer than declared time to process them. But did you send another draft for adding the kid to your application? Yes the vo could have a second file number for your application and that could be your 2nd AOR.

Thanks for the blog, i have submitted my fsw application as a dentist and i have furnished all the details. and they received on 5th october 2011. Today i have received entire application along with fees, due to i have submitted my ielts in academic mode.

Reason:Ielts has two options general training and academic. you must take the General training option.

This is the only reason my application have been returned. what to do, now the quota is almost is an ending stage.
1. Whether i have to take again general test and submit immediately my application,
2. Once the application has returned will i be able to apply or any particular time period is there ( I think my case is not rejected),

Sorry to hear that, but yes they do return the applications that are not complete or compliant. This is not rejection and so you can obviously re-apply anytime. Please take the general IELTS and apply asap before the cap is full.

I’m afraid this doesn’t look like a good sign. Decision Made before medicals could be a bad thing. Please wait for the VO to contact you. BTW what was the letter dated Aug 2010 about? Also, this could be a bug in ECAS.

Hi again…Our addressed appeared today,after disappearing last Nov.2011.
What does it mean?
About your query,the letter we received August 10,2010 was about the recommendation of our application to the VO and instructed us to submit complete documents at Manila VO.

Well, unsure.. address disappearances theory happens for a few, not all of us. It didn’t happen to us throughout the application process,. But for a few other friends, it did prove right! Good luck to you..

dear india
i a am waiting the medical since they have started process my in case in 14/10/2011
and the address in the ecas disapper in 19/12/2011 and reappear in 6/1/2012 and still appear
any idia how long it will take more
my vo is london

hello mam,
Instead of showing $13837 as a POF (for 2 persons),i was able to produce a bank certificate of INR 6,50,000 only (i.e$12828) in the form of TDR (TERM FIXED DEPOSIT) at the time of filing my application to cio on 4/1/12..
So the thing is now whether a shortage of almost a $1000 will have any negative impact on PROCESSING OF MY FILE?? and if anything now,i can do to correct myself?

i am prem i submitted my application on feb 20 of 2010 and submitted my full application jun 12 of 2010 under federal skilled worker.last week my agent sent a inquiry mail to embassy regarding my application status they replied that to process further they want to submit my FBI police clearance certificate (i worked for one year in u.s.a.) with in 60 days.when i gone through the FBI clearance certificate they have mentioned that the average time is about 8 weeks.what will embassy will do if i am unable to submit my FBI clearance certificate with in 60 days. what do you suggest now.

Ms.Indira
Hi again..i received a reply from the embassy when i inquired regarding our application.Received April 30,2010 and 2nd AOR Dec.30,2010.
The reply was “your application is still on queue for processing.”

Well its been ages,well all we can do is pray and wait.Hope it will be soon!Thanks again:)

i met immigration consultant regarding manitoba immigration as my aunt lives there
i,ve applied in aug 2006 and june 2010 both cases being delayed. he suggest me not to apply to manitoba as i acquire adaptability points on my spouse real brother side. he says ur spouse brother is closer to ur husband rather than ur aunt but the problem is he lives in ontario. what is ur advice
cheers mam

Dear Indira,
Can you please reply to me by your experiences in the following:
I applied my file to Sydney on October 2011,
I received my file number on Jan,2012
I’m waiting for the letter to confirm my situation as second file number from London,
My status in the Ecas showing “In Process”,
But still I didn’t receive neither the letter nor the second file number,
What do you think, is it ok?
Or, might be changed from In Process to Received your application?
I think In Process is better to appear, what do you think?
Please help me,
Thnx a lot,

I would like to know would happen next after file is forwarded to VO ND. And will I get an acknowledgment that file has been moved to ND. And how much time it would take get second response from VO. And what are the things to be done after getting second response from VO.

Could you please let me know what would be the next stage after inprocess and how long it would take to get next AOR from VO? What is the normal processing time does VO takes to update me on medicals and PCC.

I am not sure if this right place for my question. I am going through provincial program, QSW – Quebec skilled worker. I got my CSQ issued in October’11. I wanted to send it to New Delhi VO but my CSQ was printed with Buffalo as VO. I submitted my application to CIO, Sydney, and they received the same on Jan 5th 2012. I received a positive response on opening of my file on Feb 2nd 2012 and along with it medical request form was also attached. my email subject had Acknowledgement Receipt Buffalo. IS this is the one and only AOR i will be having? I got my UCI, EP— and paper file no B05… I finsihed my medicals very next day and checked with clinic they sent the docs to ottawa.

QSW applicants dont need to submit any work experience or degree as its verified in the interview we had for our CSQ.

Is this new process? I am getting things little faster as compared to other applicants. As per the process if medicals are done, within 1month PPR comes, but in my case the assessment wouldnt ve been dont withi 28days of submitting the application right? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

hi madam, i have appilled for ainp on dec 2008. iom people personel visit to see us on nov2011.then i recived my nomination letter on dec 2011 and they ask to submit all doc to nova scotia .we submit on 12 jan 2012. so please guide me when i m going to get my file number , medical request and ask for passports. thanking you

i got letter from VO dated 4th dec’ 11 regarding Experience Clarification, as there was conflict between my employer’s and my asnwers to the phone calls made by VO to verify my experience.
VO gave me 30 days time to clarify as mentioned below.
Before a decision is made in your case, I am providing you with the opportunity to comment on
the above-mentioned concerns or provide any observation or explanation in writing. You have
thirty (30) days from the date of this letter to reply.

lf you choosen ot to respond with additional information or if the new information forwarded by
you is not satisfactory , a decision will be made based on the information in your file.

i sent back the reply on 14th dec’ 11. it’s been almost two months but there is no response from VO. How long will they take to respond, any idea

I have received 4 forms of medical examination from immigration office. Three forms have correct particular in it but one form which belongs to my son contains wrong date of birth as 01-10-2006.

My son’s correct date of birth is 02-10-2006 and same is clearly mentioned in all the record as well as correctly mentioned in my immigration application which I sent them two years ago.

Please advise me in the matter whether I shall go to proceed for medical exam or shall wait for immigration office to mail me by post the revised medical form for which I have requested through email but no reply received so far from Canada.

Please send them a hard copy of the letter by courier too. Wait for a couple of weeks, and then go ahead and do the medicals for all of you except the kid if you still did not receive any communication from them. I hope you will receive the revised forms for the kid before that.

mam my application reached to CIC office on 4th jan but till yesterday my Bank Draft had not been en cashed so i am just afraid that my file might had failed to reach on time before the cap reached…..mam do you think so??

Why these CIC people take 3-4 months to return back the file??do they keep some of the files as standby so that if some files get rejected later on then they can consider the files kept in waiting..

hi mam, can u please guide me about indian pcc as its 8 months my wife at my residence so the pcc of 8 months is sufficient or should i have to take another pcc of her town as well to make it 1 year ,we both r from same states though ???

Hv u heard nything abt MPNP application process? its been 4 months i have sent the medicals & passports with landing fees to new delhi VO. my ecas status shows application received & inside 2 lines that we hv recived ur application on 6 nov & 2nd line that medical have been received. its d same status m seeing from last 3 months. do u hv any idea whats wrong with NDVO ? what does pending review means ?

Mam can i apply as a dental therapist cause duties are almost same?
for applying as a therapist do i have to wait till the file comes back or i can apply with new set of documents or is there anything possible so that i can send some additional documents supporting the cause that i failed to fill the second preferred NOC category and please consider me in this category now (something like that)

Please do tell me if anything negative there in reapplying like this now or else i should wait till coming july to apply once again if dentists are still included?

I got my file back today and i don’t want to take risk of waiting for next time for dentists to be included or not next time also…i don’t have any degree or diploma as a dental therapist (in in India there is no such position called dental therapist,here dentist does the same work as a therapist)…kindly suggest me that will it be a better option to apply as a therapist this time,considering my circumstances…

please do tell me if you know regarding such a case where a dentist applied as a hygienist or therapist and got P.R ?

my application got returned cause the cap had reached (cic gave me this reason,but i dont know how becauseat the time my application reached there, cic website showed the no. of applications received as 442)…if suppose mam i apply as a therapist and i get a NON ELIGIBILITY REVIEW then mam is it possible for me to apply next time as a dentist (if dentist are still included)
which one is safer bet ? to apply as a therapist this time or wait till july?

May be you can wait until July :(. The thing is you have convinced them you are a dentist and now if you apply as a therapist, you will have to play with your job description which they will be skeptic about. Supposing if they are not convinced that you are not a therapist, you are not better off applying as a dentist again next time around. Let’s hope for the best and I wish you good luck.

i had a few question regarding the process for Federal application via Quebec Selected Immigrant route. I have already obtained a CSQ from the Quebec consulate in US. I am intending on sending this with my application to the New Delhi consulate for further processing as i am an Indian citizen. Do have any idea if such applications with CSQ issued outside india are eligible for processing within India. Also, do you have an ideas about the current timeline for such applications?

Also, wot specifically will the Canadian government check in the medical exam. I am having some issues with my blood pressure not being normal. Does that matter?

You website is a source of great information. Thanks for all the great work you have done in setting it up.

Sorry I’m not familiar with QSW :(. Try looking for this info @ CIC site. For sure your BP thing will not hold you back on medicals ;). They only check for chronic and serious conditions that would need extensive medical aid. Relax! and Good luck to you!

i applied under FSW category on 03 Nov 2012 and recived my file no on 18 Jan2012.Still today I didnt get any information from New Delhi.
At the same time i appiled to add my new born baby to my application process on 2 Feb 2012.Still the DD for adding new dependent is not encashed
When i can expect a replay from New Delhi and when i can expect my medical request
Thank you

Please be informed that i received my first file number from Sydney on 5th Jan.2012, till now my Ecas showing In Process.
I want to know how long does it take to receive the second file number AOR, and what is the process after that and how long it will need?(my Visa Office is London Embassy).

Just checked our ecas status last night and it was inprocess(1st line,no date written) already,but the decision made (2nd line)is still there.
A week ago they were doing reference check of my husband previous and latest job..
What does this mean?Does it mean MR soon?Thank you .Chie

My wife has applied – under general physician category, we have applied through WWICS agency, as per the agency our file reached Nova scotia on 25th October 2011. We have yet not recieved our first file no? can you explain the reasons for the delay?

hello mam
this is sunny from india
my brother apply my case in mpnp in nov 2010
i got approved from manitoba in march 2011
i apply in new delhi for visa in june 2011
got medical and ppr request in sep 2011
got interview from cic new delhi in oct 2011
till date no reply from cicnew delhi
e case status is still in process
can u plz tell me why r they taking so much time
thanks

Hi Indira,
I am a prejune applicant (NDVO) waiting for PR (FSW) since April 2010. But still my ECAS is showing RBVO (2nd AOR- Jan, 2011).
I don’t know when CIC really starts to process my file.
What I wanted to know is my spouse is also fit under the FSW NOCs. Can we separately apply for PR (making my spouse as principle applicant) without withdrawing my current file?
I am really looking for your valuable suggestion.

Yesterday i got rejected letter from London embassy.I applied with this NOC 0213.There are saying that we are not satisfied with your job as Computer Systems Manager,Even though my Job description are 100 % matched with their requirements.

I got this rejected letter after In Process status.Please help how can i appeal & get accepted?

Well matching the NOC job description 100% could be a problem too.. We are not supposed to duplicate the NOC description for our job duties. You can try appealing by sending a letter from your employer stating your original job duties in your language to the VO.

I got the letter from NDVO which says that they have got my file, but my Ecas still shows your file is received on date…. by ……., i mean I don’t get any status about 2nd AOR on Ecas inspite I get it personally.

Hi Indira
I got the e-mail confirming my Positive eligibility review on Feb 23, 2012 upon the receiving my application package by Nova Scotia office on 3 January, 2012. When i checked my status immediately after that, I saw it saying IN PROCESS. Again, on 26 March, I got a snail mail issued by Singapore VO and it stated that they received my papers from CIO and that they will soon deal with it for a final decision. It also asked to inform them about any changes such as birth of child, address etc (if any) i the meantime. In this snail mail they included a different no. starting with a letter–My UCI no, is also given here.

Now, I have a few Questions:
1. I know this visa office will undertake a review too, whether they use a third party usually. But what will this review include anymore, once CIO has sent the papers to VO after check?
2. Is this background check is sure to be done by VO, or sometimes they skip it? I know one of my acquaintance now got his visa, but neither his employer, University nor himself received a phone call. He told me this after having authentic info from employer and Uni.
3. On top of every other essential aspects of Application does an IELTS band score 7.5 0r 8 add any special impact on decision made at this time?
4. Do you have any assumption about what percentage of applications being IN PROCESS like mine are finally victim to discard?
5. What is the value of such IN PROCESS when every pixel of despair is lurking in the darkness of uncertainty? Ain’t it like feeding a hamburger before hanging (at least for some) ?

it was such a sad day that i have to send back my pps to ndvo again to get my wife name corrected on visa n copr, ,mam do u have any idea of how much time it would take for ndvo to return back pps after correction im very tensed,will they return soon or not wat will happen ???

hi Indira .. thk God i hit this blog of yours – ive read so many stuff here and hats off to you for being able to entertain to almost all queries – there’s very few magnanimous soul like u
Well, i’m a newbie aspiring for fsw visa in this coming july 2012. i live and work in delhi. I have some basic Questions and i hope you could help clearing out my clouds.

1. Where do i submit my completed applications? New Delhi Canada commission in person or send the whole package to CIC Sydney?

2. My ed qualifications’ certificates and transcripts – will general notary of all of them be sufficed or do i have to get them all attested through my universities?

I had applied initially on Dec 2007 through an agent. Thereafter i reapplied under FSW programme in May 2010. The application of May 2010 is in process but i was given a UCI instead of a fresh application. Now kindly guide me whether i can withdraw my earlier application as it seems that earlier cases may be returned. Also if i dont do that i shall have pay an extra fee of the agent. The second application was sent directly to Nova Scotia office. Kindly help.

hi Indira,
i have recieved he email for medicals a gd 20 days back.the snail mail has not yet arrived in Canada. Waiting for the same, still i only happen to have time till 9th sept to submit all documents and passport after medicals done. Will they give an extension.
One more que
i paid fees to CIo Sydney. application being processed now from Delhi.
No for the right to PR fees, how should i pay this fee? to CIO?
Thanks

i am waiting for the medical from lvo one month back they asked me for police clearance and recent photo for my kids .
i sent them email. and the reply that documents will send c/o my consaltency in dubai shortly
so is that means medical is in the way soon

i got ppr requist in 19-12-2012 . i have sent my passport with family on 23-12-2012 but not yet recived by lvo
due to chrismas holiday .on 25-12-2012 my e case showing medical have been recived and second line showing desision hase been made the office will contact u conerning this desion.
so what does it means.
best regards
ramzi

Hi,
have applied for FSW on 15-Sep-2011. I have got the mail that New Delhi visa office has received my application on 20-Jan-2012. My online application status is “In Process” from the beginning and when I go inside it’s link its ” We have received your application for permanent resident on 15-Sep-2011.

Received personal Inquiry call from New Delhi visa office about 1.5 month ago. Now I am waiting for the medical request and haven’t got it till today. Please suggest me what’s may be happening with my application. How long it takes to get medical request after a phone inquiry?

I am an FSWP 2014 applicant and my application had been returned as i left NOC blank in schedule 3; the reason was i wanted to apply for more than one NOC and so i have used an anexure where i mentioned the relevent NOC codes.

Now i am planning to correct my mistake and resend the form; but the confusion i have is on the missing DDs on the returned package.

The returned package does not have the DD enclosed within, so wondering if i need to send new set of DD’s.

I m from pakistan. I m fsw 2014 application. PER received on 26-03-2015. Now file is on visa office for processing. Will you please tell me how much time required for processing?Probabaly it will be in london visa office n I listen they will take long time for processing. I m quite worried. Waiting for your reply……regards…..ruhi

Hello
My Category PNP of winnipeg and i received approval letter on 13th april 2014. I send the complete application to Nova Scotia Sydney on 13th june 2014 and first AOR received on 11th August My file Status is InPROCESS on CIC website from oct. 10th 2014 . After that i have not heard any news from till date for ndvo. so let me know when NDVO will send medical request and PPR?